Current Numbers
Name | Party | Position | Year(s) Served | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Katherine M. Clark | D | U.S. Representative | 2013-present | Clark won a special election to fill a vacancy. |
Margaret M. Heckler | R | U.S. Representative | 1967-1982 | |
Louise Day Hicks | D | U.S. Representative | 1971-1972 | |
Ayanna Pressley | D | U.S. Representative | 2019-present | |
Edith Nourse Rogers | R | U.S. Representative | 1925-1960 | Rogers initially won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband; she was subsequently re-elected. |
Lori Trahan | D | U.S. Representative | 2019-present | |
Niki S. Tsongas | D | U.S. Representative | 2007-2018 | Tsongas won a special election to fill a vacancy. |
Elizabeth A. Warren | D | U.S. Senator | 2013-present |
Name | Party | Position | Year(s) Served | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Suzanne M. Bump | D | Auditor | 2011-2022 | |
Andrea Joy Campbell | D | Attorney General | 2023-present | |
Martha Coakley | D | Attorney General | 2007-2014 | |
Diana DiZoglio | D | Auditor | 2023-present | |
Kim Driscoll | D | Lt. Governor | 2023-present | |
Deborah B. Goldberg | D | Treasurer | 2015-present | |
Kerry Murphy Healey | R | Lt. Governor | 2003-2006 | |
Maura Healey | D | Governor | 2023-present | |
Maura Healey | D | Attorney General | 2015-2022 | |
Evelyn Murphy | D | Lt. Governor | 1987-1990 | |
Shannon O'Brien | D | Treasurer | 1999-2002 | |
Karyn E. Polito | R | Lt. Governor | 2015-2022 | |
Jane Maria Swift | R | Governor | 2001-2002 | Swift succeeded a governor who resigned and took office on 4/10/01. |
Jane Maria Swift | R | Lt. Governor | 1999-2001 |
Year | State Rank | Senate | Total Women/Total Senate | House | Total Women/Total House | Total Women/Total Legislature | % Total Women | Note |
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2024 | 31 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 45D | 4R | 1Ind | 50/160 | 61/200 | 30.5 | |
2023 | 29 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 46D | 4R | 1Ind | 51/160 | 62/200 | 31.0 | |
2022 | 29 | 13D | 0R | 13/40 | 41D | 4R | 1Ind | 46/160 | 59/200 | 29.5 | |
2021 | 23 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 45D | 5R | 1Ind | 51/160 | 63/200 | 31.5 | |
2020 | 27 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 39D | 6R | 1Ind | 46/160 | 58/200 | 29.0 | |
2019 | 27 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 38D | 7R | 1Ind | 46/160 | 57/200 | 28.5 | |
2018 | 29 | 10D | 0R | 10/40 | 30D | 8R | 1Ind | 39/160 | 49/200 | 24.5 | |
2017 | 24 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 30D | 8R | 1Ind | 39/160 | 51/200 | 25.5 | |
2016 | 22 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 29D | 9R | 38/160 | 50/200 | 25.0 | |
2015 | 23 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 29D | 9R | 38/160 | 50/200 | 25.0 | |
2014 | 25 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 31D | 7R | 38/160 | 50/200 | 25.0 | |
2013 | 24 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 33D | 7R | 40/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
2012 | 24 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 32D | 6R | 38/160 | 49/200 | 24.5 | |
2011 | 23 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 32D | 6R | 38/160 | 49/200 | 24.5 | |
2010 | 22 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 37D | 3R | 40/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
2009 | 18 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 37D | 3R | 40/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
2008 | 20 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 35D | 4R | 39/160 | 51/200 | 25.5 | |
2007 | 20 | 12D | 0R | 12/40 | 34D | 4R | 38/160 | 50/200 | 25.0 | |
2006 | 19 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 34D | 7R | 41/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
2005 | 19 | 11D | 0R | 11/40 | 33D | 6R | 39/160 | 50/200 | 25.0 | |
2004 | 20 | 11D | 1R | 12/40 | 34D | 6R | 40/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
2003 | 19 | 11D | 1R | 12/40 | 34D | 6R | 40/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
2002 | 18 | 11D | 1R | 12/40 | 32D | 7R | 39/160 | 51/200 | 25.5 | |
2001 | 19 | 11D | 1R | 12/40 | 30D | 7R | 37/160 | 51/200 | 24.5 | |
2000 | 14 | 9D | 1R | 10/40 | 33D | 9R | 42/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
1999 | 14 | 9D | 1R | 10/40 | 33D | 9R | 42/160 | 52/200 | 26.0 | |
1998 | 20 | 7D | 0R | 7/40 | 29D | 10R | 39/160 | 46/200 | 23..0 | |
1997 | 22 | 7D | 0R | 7/40 | 29D | 10R | 39/160 | 46/200 | 23.0 | |
1996 | 17 | 6D | 2R | 8/40 | 28D | 13R | 41/160 | 49/200 | 24.5 | |
1995 | 17 | 6D | 2R | 8/40 | 28D | 13R | 41/160 | 49/200 | 24.5 | |
1994 | 21 | 7D | 2R | 9/40 | 25D | 12R | 37/160 | 46/200 | 23.0 | |
1993 | 19 | 7D | 2R | 9/40 | 25D | 12R | 37/160 | 46/200 | 23.0 | |
1992 | 23 | 3D | 4R | 7/40 | 24D | 9R | 33/160 | 40/200 | 20.00 | |
1991 | 21 | 3D | 4R | 7/40 | 23D | 8R | 31/160 | 38/200 | 19.0 | |
1990 | 23 | 3D | 2R | 5/40 | 22D | 6R | 28/160 | 33/200 | 16.5 | |
1989 | 23 | 3D | 1R | 4/40 | 22D |78R | 29/160 | 33/200 | 16.5 | |
1988 | 17 | 5D | 1R | 6/40 | 22D | 8R | 30/160 | 36/200 | 18.0 | |
1987 | 17 | 5D | 1R | 6/40 | 22D | 8R | 30/160 | 36/200 | 18.0 | |
1986 | 19 | 4D | 1R | 5/40 | 22D | 7R | 29/160 | 34/200 | 17.0 | |
1985 | 19 | 4D | 1R | 5/40 | 22D | 7R | 29/160 | 34/200 | 17.0 | |
1984 | 24 | 5D | 1R | 6/40 | 15D | 5R | 20/160 | 26/200 | 13.0 | |
1983 | 22 | 5D | 1R | 6/40 | 13D | 6R | 1Ind | 20/160 | 26/200 | 13.0 | |
1982* | - | 5D | 0R | 5/40 | 7D | 7R | 1Ind | 15/160 | 20/200 | 10.0 | 1982 numbers for women in the MA statelegislature provided by the MA Caucus of Women Legislators. |
1981 | 32 | 5D | 0R | 5/40 | 8D | 5R | 1Ind | 14/160 | 19/200 | 9.5 | |
1980 | 4D | 0R | 4/40 | 7D | 4R | 11/160 | 15/200 | 7.5 | ||
1979 | 31 | 4D | 0R | 4/40 | 7D | 4R | 11/160 | 15/200 | 7.5 | |
1978 | 0D | 0R | 4/40 | 13D | 3R | 16/340 | 20/280 | 7.1 | ||
1977 | 27 | 4D | 0R | 4/40 | 13D | 3R | 16/240 | 20/280 | 7.1 | |
1976 | 2D | 0R | 2/40 | 12D | 2R | 14/240 | 16/280 | 5.7 | ||
1975 | 33 | 2D | 0R | 2/40 | 12D | 2R | 14/240 | 16/280 | 5.7 |